Legends & Hidden Kernersville

Stories, mysteries, and unforgettable people who shaped Kernersville’s past and its secrets.

Peter Stuart Ney

Was this local schoolmaster really Marshal Michel Ney of Napoleon’s army in disguise? The legend endures to this day.

The Phantom at Körner’s Folly

Residents and guests have long whispered about ghostly happenings in Kernersville’s most famous home.

The Great Train Robbery of 1896

A gang of outlaws tried (and failed) to pull off a daring heist on Kernersville’s tracks, only to be foiled by local lawmen.

The Secret Tunnel

Beneath the streets of downtown Kernersville, rumors tell of a hidden tunnel used by bootleggers and Civil War soldiers alike.

Lost Springs

Old-timers recall a natural spring that once supplied the entire town, now hidden beneath modern development.

Whispering Oaks

Some say the oldest trees in Kernersville can “whisper” the secrets of the families who settled here generations ago.